"Breaking Down" by Jeremy Messersmith
http://www.myspace.com/jeremymessersmith
My favorite song by one of my favorite hometown musicians.
Here is the basic progression in the original key of G.
Not hard at all, lovely song though. Great fun to harmonize on.
Verse 1:
G C C C/B
Ive got a car thats always stuck in the last gear.
Am D
Its starts and it goes if you leave it alone but you cant steer.
G C C C/B
Taking it out on a Sunday drive on the back roads
Am C D
And it waits till Im far away from home and the sun is getting low
Chorus 2:
G C C C/B
And wouldnt you know it, shes breaking down again
Am C D
Pulling her over onto the shoulder, letting her under my skin
Verse 2:
G C C C/B
Ive got a woman that I havent seen for a good year
Am D
Shes got a new job, yeah I love her a lot but she aint here.
G C C C/B
Weve got a system and shes got it all worked out
Am C
But theres something missing that shes forgetting that she cant live
D
without
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 3: (repeat verse progression)
Ive got a car, it looks real good with the top down
But it lost a tire and caught on fire in the last town
Ive got a girl whos drying her eyes with a haiku
So Im hitching a ride down 35, gotta be there by afternoon
(Repeat Chorus)
